I am really glad to see that some of you have had success paper piecing a JN pattern without following her system. I have a couple of her patterns, they are too pretty to resist but I have heard people say they are too complicated if you don't follow her steps. I haven't tackled the patterns yet because I did a class with all the templates etc. and I hated it but I really enjoy strip piecing when I paper piece. Maybe I will give it a go.
Which pattern are you working on in your class onebyone? I hope you enjoy the class as it gets farther into the quilt.